bring in new national Covid restrictions within 24 hours as cases continue to rise. He has also called for the government to come up with a plan on children’s learning and for working parents.
But Boris Johnson today insisted that 'schools are safe' and said he wants all primary schools to open tomorrow as planned - apart from those in London and the South East where the number of cases is soaring.
Teaching unions have advised members that they have the 'legal right' not to turn up for work.Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the government should either give local councils the power to close schools if they think it is necessary, or delay the reopening of primaries on the same timeframe as secondaries..